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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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